GFX 100RFvs Pentax 17
Fujifilm
GFX 100RF (2025)
Starting from £5199 new
Best for Landscape, travel & street photography at medium format quality
View GFX 100RF
Pentax
Pentax 17 (2024)
Starting from £400 new
Best for Film photography enthusiasts & diptych storytelling
View Pentax 17
GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?
Landscape, Travel & Street Photography At Medium Format Quality — GFX 100RF (2025): The world's first medium format compact — 102MP, 28mm, and all 20 Fujifilm film simulations in a fixed-lens body.
Film Photography Enthusiasts & Diptych Storytelling — Pentax 17 (2024): The best new film camera of the decade — manual controls, a sharp lens, and a half-frame format that doubles your roll and forces a new way of seeing.
Who should buy what
GFX 100RF (2025)
- Landscape photographers who want medium format resolution without a system of interchangeable lenses
- Leica Q3 owners who want a step up in resolution to 102MP medium format
- Fujifilm GFX users who want a compact fixed-lens body for travel alongside their system lenses
- Photographers who want the ultimate image quality in a jacket-pocketable form factor
Quick take: The pentax 17 is the most affordable; only the gfx 100rf is weather sealed. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.
Full specifications
| Specification | GFX 100RF (2025) | Pentax 17 (2024) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £5,199 | £400 |
| Sensor | 102MP medium format BSI CMOS (43.8 × 32.9mm) | 35mm half-frame (18 × 24mm) |
| Resolution | 102.0MP | — |
| Video | 4K/30p (crop), 4K/60p (crop) — F-Log2 | N/A — film camera |
| Autofocus | Phase-detect AF with face and eye detection | Zone focus (0.35m / 1m / 3m / ∞) |
| Stabilisation | 8-stop IBIS | N/A — film camera |
| Burst Rate | 8fps electronic | Manual wind-on |
| Battery Life | ~490 shots (CIPA) | 2× CR2 lithium batteries |
| Weight | 735g body only | ~165g (without batteries) |
| Dimensions | 159.0 × 90.4 × 59.0mm | 113 × 66 × 44mm |
| Weather Sealed | Yes | No |
| Viewfinder | EVF 0.86× 5.76M-dot — outstanding GFX viewfinder | Optical viewfinder with half-frame framelines |
| Screen | 3.2" tilting touchscreen, 2.36M dots | N/A |
| Mount | Fixed GF 35mm f/4 (28mm equivalent in 35mm terms) | 35mm film (ISO 25–3200 via DX coding + manual dial) |
| Memory Cards | Single CFexpress Type B / SD UHS-II slot | 35mm 135-format film cartridge |
| Connectivity | USB-C, Wi-Fi 5GHz, Bluetooth, 3.5mm mic jack | N/A |
Suitability by genre
| Genre | GFX 100RF | Pentax 17 |
|---|---|---|
| Landscape | ||
| Travel | ||
| Street | ||
| Portrait | ||
| Sports | — | |
| Vlogging & Video | — | |
| Everyday | — | |
| Low Light | — |
GearScore™ suitability scores are based on aggregated purchaser reviews weighted by photography genre. See how scores are calculated →
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